OSD’s 0.95” Full Color PMOLED is suitable for mobile hand held applications. It features a 96 x 64 resolution and is approximately 2 mm thick. Additional features include a high contrast ratio of 2000:1 and 65K colors. This compact display has outline dimensions of 24.8 mm (W) × 22.42 mm(H) × 2.0 mm(T). The active […]
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Power Management Subsystem Presented as World’s Highest Current Monolithic PMIC
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has introduced its WM8325 power management subsystem, said to be the world’s highest current monolithic power management IC (PMIC). The IC is appropriate for portable multimedia applications including smartbooks, tablets, e-books, media players and smartphones. The WM8325 features four programmable DC/DC converters, including one which is capable of delivering up to 2.5 […]
TFT Features a High-Resolution WVGA 5.0” Format
The OSD050T0714-29 features a high-resolution WVGA (800xRGBx480) format in a 5.0” diagonal size. This TFT-LCD display features a parallel 24-bit TTL interface with a high-quality 16.7M color palette. The module has small outline dimension of 26.00 mm (W) × 23.20 mm (H) × 1.30 mm (T) . The active area is 118.5 mm (H) x […]
Nanotech Creates Tiny Color Displays
(University of Michigan) – In a step toward more efficient, smaller and higher-definition display screens, a University of Michigan professor has developed a new type of color filter made of nano-thin sheets of metal with precisely spaced gratings. The gratings, sliced into metal-dielectric-metal stacks, act as resonators. They trap and transmit light of a particular […]
Boost Device Drives up to 120 White LEDs
Semtech Corp. announced the SC442, a 10-channel white LED driver with an integrated 3A boost power switch. The device is capable of driving up to 120 LEDs at up to 30 mA per channel and is packaged in a low-profile 4 mm x 4 mm x0.6 mm, 28-pin MLPQ package. The SC442 operates across a […]
Wolfson’s myZone technology delivers first digital ANC ASIC
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has today announced the introduction of the innovative WM2002 stereo headphone driver, the world’s first commercially available digital ambient noise canceling (ANC) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Featuring Wolfson’s revolutionary myZone™ digital ambient noise cancellation (ANC) technology, the WM2002 will enable global electronics manufacturers to provide consumers with cost effective, mass-market, noise canceling […]
Ballmer: Tablet coming ‘as soon as we can’
(AP) — Microsoft will compete with Apple’s iPad, but it isn’t saying when. Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer says the company is working with Intel Corp. and computer makers to perfect tablet touch-screen computers. Analysts attending an annual meeting at Microsoft headquarters on Thursday got few concrete details. Ballmer did say Windows tablets will use […]
A Tutorial on Microswitch-Based Joysticks
This tutorial provided by Digi-Key and APEM Components explains joystick basics, as well as the physical variants and applications for Apem microswitch joysticks. For more information CLICK HERE.
Wikipedia Reader Uses 8-Bit Computing Power
(Wired) – A digital book reader could bring information to students in developing countries using a technology that is long past its prime: 8-bit computing. The Humane Reader, a device designed by computer consultant Braddock Gaskill, takes two 8-bit microcontrollers and packages them in a “classic style console” that connects to a TV. The device includes […]
mTouch Solutions for Analog Resistive Touch Screen
This video from Microchip provides an overview of the AR1000 Series Resistive Touch Screen Controller. Visit https://www.microchip.com/mtouch to learn more.